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From out of the smoke we will rise
The weight of these chains we will break
From his face we will rip the deceitful guise
The spirit of our brothers and sisters we will wake
My blood flows free yet I do not weaken
My feet clothed in blisters yet I feel no pain
For my children's lives I will not bargain
Though my anger burns my calm will remain
From beneath his foot our people we will remove
The hate he has implanted we will unbind with fire
The lies he feeds the blind we will disprove
We will watch him drown in desperation's mire
With only a stance we will shake every plain
With only a look we shine with the force of the sun
My feet clothed in blisters yet I feel no pain
My blood flowing free yet I will not weaken
~FJ Thomas
….we are not of only one race in this family
Copyright ©
FJ Thomas
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A diamond in the Frost ... I am Emily, gazing through the years,
Like Poe from rancid taste and dark smoke shadows
Florescent waste escaping a decrepit yet dulcet wilderness
Backward capabilities frontal verse, I am her the almighty universe
Ascending from yesterday's fall, literally and visibly
Swore to be everything you loathe most - a felicity of illusions
You will dream of me, a parasite you can't get rid of
Ripped open by paper and pen, rising to a new destination
A Destroyer begging to be free in search of a tender rhapsody
Blind by mediocre poets who tend a false nebulous star
No longer, will I impart into defeat - give in to trophy trust
The time of age, my allies whom I call my friends
You are more than words on any God-Given-Day
To those unworthy of me, can march away from my parade
Crying wolves, backstabbing clones, long gone stones
Each file is forgiven & forgotten, however, still trespassing
Under a microscope, some remain to be a decade of lost words
Grazing a forest grown for old news dripping water on my belly
No matter, after starvation, I found my way back to the same horizon
Finding time and space among a new docile nation
A buried treasure finding face among a fresh myriad generation
With anchors up, I'm headed full force, against every secret endorsed
I am the one you should not fear, I relish this wonderful community
I am she mounted above all years worn rising like a newborn sword
Forged by the earth summon by the pirate's moon political creed
Ascending to a sweet ascension with the best kind of immunity
With paper and pen, I sit to please and prosper my poetry need
To you I leave --- Echoes of snow, numbing you with a poetic soul
Love The Poet Destroyer
Copyright ©
Poet Destroyer A
is too
short to cry
Pain never lasts
Smile and be happy
Look around you
Be content
with these
The Silent One
2 October 2015
Copyright ©
Silent One
lightning punching down,
fast, blinding, loud – blood pain
a prayer of tears
to all who have suffered violence
David Meade
Copyright ©
David Meade
Oh demons that come to my door,
come, come come at your own peril.
My eyes do not hide, they will shelter you, so drown into them,
they are your saintly saviours from the insecurities of your life.
Lay your lips on mine they are the cure to your poisonous ways,
the kiss will save you from your demonic thoughts and free your mind.
Demons why do you hide? Are you afraid of my strength of thought?
There is a beast inside, come, come, come to my kingdom and face defeat.
Let go of all your vulnerabilities, darkness, burdens and blame,
let me touch your heart and then you will see the potential of love.
I see the beauty of your soul through the ugliness you portray,
you are not my enemy nor nemesis, so remove the mask from your face.
Let me reside inside your heart, let it be my grave,
become my beloved and let the demon inside you die...
The Silent One. 20 August 2015.
"The Ballad of The Poet Destroyer"
Destroyer, and creator of words
Flying high on the wings of a bird
Drowning every inch, by foes and friends
Where has she gone?
When push came to shove,
She continued standing tall after every fall
Falling fearlessly like the falling star tapping the lips
Topaz, a star in the eyes of envy the enemy
A dreamlike, miracle mirage, fresh like mints
No reason in remembering yesterday's sad song
Slightly she moves in with the new barren breeze,
A maze in disguise, no way out
A feeling so good, you hate
The naming of names, that won't escape you
Your eyes of lust, imitate PD's sweetest touch,
Destruction, with pleasure
A new day, killed by the morning after pill
Everyone gone, shadows remain
Where, has she gone?
A feeling so good, you hate
Your unmatched precision, wobbles your stability
She'll give you a taste of rays, despite your low self-esteem
Happiness turns to sadness, making every jaw drop
Where has she gone?
She's not the painting of Mona Lisa,
However, it does not stop you from spending your cash-
-To see a picture painted with a frown,
Look what you've done!
Never to return, what was, what is!
You say you love her, then you run
A dry barrel, an empty gun,
Never will the enemy be number one,
Nothing but a shadow, a rug for PD,
Like a dream, her imagery is haunting
Love her or leave her, her pen name remains
Poet O' Poet where are you?
Advocate of smiles, enjoy her copy paste kiss
Trace her silhouette found in the midnight mist
Blindfolded, indulge by the wind
Breaking, the Texas Hold EM' Hand
Her freedom, her land
Gone insane, she laughs,
Untouched she remains, she lives
Inside of me
By; PD
I'm Not Your Puppet
Don't you ever forget
That I'm not your puppet!
I'm not a toy on a string that you can manipulate,
So you can walk right back through that gate.
You thought you could simply bark out commands,
And I would just yield to your demands.
But I'm so over you and I hope you can see
That I've broken those chains and I'm now free.
Mr. Manipulator, don't try to mess with my mind,
'Cause it has a will of its own as I'm sure you'll soon find.
Don't even try to figure me out,
I'm my own person, that's what this is all about!
You took my love for granted,
And got everything you ever wanted.
Well, marionette maker, let me tell you what's true,
No more dancing to your tune as I've had enough of you!
Trust me I'm not even bitter,
But it's all over and you can go cry me a river.
You really did me wrong thinking you could string me along;
But nothing lasts forever and I've grown super strong.
I'm not your puppet, and as I've told you before,
My name is not Pinocchio, so see yourself to the door.
You'd better understand that I'm my own woman,
And I will not be controlled by any man!
Inspired by the R&B song, "I'm Your Puppet," released in December 1966 by James and Bobby Purify, singing duo.
Copyright ©
Pandita Sanchez
Don't let him sway you with his sultry rhymes
Don't let him woo and steal your heart away
Don't let him touch your soul with soulful lines
You know, my dear, he only wants to play
Don't let him tell you that you are divine
Don't let him make you think that you're unique
Don't let him say your eyes are pools sublime
You know, my dear, he wants to make you weak
He wants to break defenses and come in
To taste the hidden pleasures of your heart
He wants to take, to conquer, and to win
And leave the walls of love broken apart
There is no greater pain than wounded pride
When truth reveals betrayal's sharpened knife
Revenge will be the thorn there in your side
For he has taken love, and dreams and life
So do not let him win in lover's game
Pick up your sword and gird yourself to fight
If you succumb, you will not be the same
I urge you then to vanquish with your might
Then still your heart and let it dormant lie
Let not your eyes take in the beauty there
He will not stop; he will most surely try
To ravish you and leave you naked, bare
So fight, dear one; your heart is on the line
Don't let your guard now slip; be strong and brave
Heed what I say and know you're spirit's fine
To win this fight, your soul and heart to save
Copyright ©
Eileen Manassian
A Certain Kind Of Death
She was in love
Their expression of it
Was the perfection of it
The way they shared
Was beyond compare
Today is the culmination
Of their dedication
Today she is pregnant
Overwhelmed overjoyed
Her heart sings
Then the phone rings
At the hospital
Next to her dead husband
How is the possible
Why did this happen
Grief stricken
But not heartbroken
She still had a piece of him
She had to be strong
For their child
Even though he was gone
She had to march on
Pain and spot bleeding
Getting ready for birthing
No rhyme or reason
For complication
She took care of her body
Took care of her baby
Its two months too soon
For the child to leave the womb
Lacking strength and power
It only lived an hour
She could only scream
No strength to go through the motions
She hasn't seen family or friends
Trying to find something within
nothing left to give
No reason to live
she is dead inside
Her memories fading away
She's doesn't want to lose them
Tries to hold on to them
She racks her brain all day
Trying to find a way
To keep them fresh and vibrant
It came to her at a convenience store
A fisherman was buying some worms
She saw them wiggling
Saw them moving
So she bought all they had
She knew she had gone mad
But she didn't want to be alone
Lying in her bed
Longing for the dead
She put the worms in her womb
And pretended her baby was alive
Her days where filled with joy
They where going to have a boy
Her husband would stay home
He could finally feel it kick and move
His happiness was there only wish
They would love and cherish
Every moment of everyday
A happy family
For everyone to envy
She wasn't alone anymore
She was no longer ripped and torn
Her evenings were horrifying
She wasn't just taking worms out
She was reliving her baby dying
She never once heard it crying
Never got to hold it in her arms
Failed to keep it from harm
She was useless
She was helpless
She should have died too
She should have kept inside her
Even if it had killed her
She decided one day
To keep her baby
Decided not let the doctors take it away
She started to feel some pain
She decided on a name
She can barely move now
She would keep David safe somehow
She's constantly bleeding and convulsing
She can feel his life pulsating
She gave birth before she died
And David was the only one that cried
Copyright ©
Nate D.
Broken pencils-
but not broken spirits
Copyright ©
Paul Callus
"An ounce of hypocrisy is worth
a pound of ambition" --Michael Korda
This everyone's want--
stretching an autonomy to unbuckle self-discovery
I got mites and bugs living in my head--
infesting my mind. They... daring a chance
to worm my guts and electrify my peace.
They adulterate seeking ways to emerge
from claws of doubts to grains of trust.
My veil of grace they bite and bite
devouring me 'til I set to pursue my act.
Should I repulse...
then spread my wings to fly?
or should I be a little puppet--
controlled, slave to strings attached to me?
or I'd rather choose a mask--
my gamble to earn sympathy or popularity;
my weapon sheltering my luck;
my fall or my win?
Cogito ergo sum.
I think, therefore I am.
The mites and bugs in my skull blown
from shocks infused by my firing drive.
My cavalry of Modesty, brave to rise
face the furnace of battlegrounds.
Insincerity. Malingering. Pretension
are artillaries luring hypocrisy
but love, honesty and bravery:
the bombs I defy to conquer the trades.
If God is with me, who can be against me?
Standing like a Molave
rooted evergreen, ever strong.
My face bulletproof
to those who I believe wrong.
A standing soldier ready to offer her life
to fraud and tyranny.
I refuse to be fed on standing lies.
The harpoons of verity, I battling dart,
raining towards the barbaric boxes as they...
They are my lioness roar, my freedom and my soar
piercing the pumping heart of those who eat innocence,
I... dauntless!
** I think therefore I am is said by Rene Descartes
Romans 8:31-- If God is with us, who can be against us?
O. E. Guillermo
10:43 pm, April 18, 2015
Copyright ©
Olive Eloisa Guillermo
When my final shadows cling on desperately
Where I fight formidable battles
to merely hold the light
I send you loving vibrations
and soul sustenance
Deep from the cathedral
of one heart to another
where today no choirs sing
nor symphonies play
Yet it is here where we meet
in spiritual solace
here to surrender
and exchange inestimable treasures
recollecting memories
like unopened letters
Galaxies are stretched
over chronicles of shared history
Nebula birthing stars
will be exposed
in forth-coming conversations
bringing short-lived fulfillment to you
Hungry to feast
now will be the time
to approve your blood art vision
and with my own haunting surrender
as dappled shades ink stain your chest
I will reside with you and share, mesmerised
pens - by branding
as this will be your written reams to me
your artist's pallet or brushed canvas
no need for words
and yet creating
mysterious magical moments
Bitter-sweet the music
that dances taut guitar strings
but now blood approved
please go kick your heel up
return to your laughter
and ride on the breeze
for not all are lost
change not
for I am with you always
to love, listen and comfort as one
with you in me and I in you
as masterpiece
Copyright ©
Anna-Marie Docherty
See the woman.
See the face behind its age.
See the beauty of her form.
See the way her way becomes her.
See past her once taught skin, as it was
when it enflamed many a man.
See the way she holds her head;
the tilt of her neck, the ease
of her being.
See the strength that binds her jaw,
unrelenting in its flex.
See her hurt displayed, as shadows
fall like night upon the earth,
eager for rest and resolution -
for the one she could not save.
See her darkness. See it very well.
See it shatter like glass, glinting,
when she giggles like a girl.
See her shine.
As the shades of dark days rise,
See the years that grace her eyes,
like rays of her own sun
exponentially shining forth.
See forgiveness in her patient hands
as they weave memories with a touch.
See the breadth of her breasts,
for they have quenched her children's hunger,
soothed their frantic cries,
and became the safe haven for her beloved.
See her empty, scarred abdomen –
round and perfect in its imperfections,
once holding the essence of all things;
carrying creation within –
see the divine home of God.
See the innocent baby,
the impetuous youth,
the voluptuous woman,
the devoted wife,
the selfless mother.
See the wisdom of the grandmother –
the epitome of every moment lived
for someone else, and the realization
of the circle.
Hear the acceptance in her sigh.
See the gifts she has given –
see the woman!
See the goddess!
The beginning and the end!
See the infinite that bares the name,
See her for all that she is and isn't.
Smell her scent and know you are home.
Taste the strength of her words on your tongue.
Hear her experiences like your own.
To touch her soul is to touch perpetuity!
See her face in your mirror.
See the tears that fall proudly
upon the woman you've become,
and hope yet to become
in time;
when you have lived through all that has been
set before you –
tasted each woman's tears as if they were your own.
When you enter that perfect union,
timeless ancestry;
when you become,
when you come
full circle;
you will see yourself in all things,
and your journey, will see you back
*Reposted for Chris's Get Your Rebel On, Contest! This was written with my Beautiful
Grandmother in mind. She saved my life in more ways than one. love you, Gran. This one's
for you. (and every woman, and woman lover, here)
Copyright ©
Kristin Reynolds
Wash my heart and make it clean
Remove the grime from where it's been
Take my idle hands make them yours
Use them to open holy doors
My cracked lips long to sing your praise
Be my Misto the rest of my days
Guide my calloused feet along your path
I wish to know Love and not your wrath
Take my arms place them around the poor
Help me realize I need less not more
Plant your precious thoughts in my mind
Change me from selfish make me kind
let me see your face with my eyes
Remove my ignorance make me wise
Apart from you I cannot be whole
Thank you for this reconditioned soul
One day my life will end I know that's true
Please give me wings so I can fly to you
Copyright ©
Richard Lamoureux
I stand in silence and behold the sight,
staring in wonder, waiting for thunder.
A chariot of fire travels through the night.
The white-winged horses gallop in full flight
pulling at the reins; flowing are their manes
I stand in silence and behold the sight.
Where are they going? There's a shining light
leading all the way, so they will not stray.
A chariot of fire travels through the night
amidst the heaven where in pure delight
resides the Master, the sweetest lover,
I stand in silence and behold the sight;
Blessings whisked to amble slowly with plight;
heartbeats race to sway, courage on display.
A chariot of fire travels through the night
armoured by God's spirit. They ride like knights
fearless from pain; victory, their peak gain.
I stand in silence and behold the sight;
a chariot of fire travels through the night.
©O.E.Guillermo and P.Callus
Written last 5:07 pm, November 17, 2014
Be Courageous Above All in everything
You do and become involved in since the
Inverse of doing this is often anathema
To leaning forward and getting things
Done and becoming a viable and vibrant
Force in your own life which is so important
Since we all have just this one chance
Within our mortal coil known as "life"
To make things happen and to make a
Difference and so the message should be
Why wait because the positive impact
You have on yourself can have that
Wonderful alchemic by-product on
Others you know and interact with
In our finite cosmos of the Human
Endeavor and so standup for your
Beliefs and ideas but always be
Polite and gracious to others since
These attributes go a very long way
In helping one to get things done and
In achieving goals both big and small
And so—Be Courageous Above All
Since you only live once with your
Current Soul Body on this most finite
Mortal Earth Plane! (And don't forget
To laugh at yourself from time to time!)
Gary Bateman, Copyright © All Rights Reserved
(December 12, 2014) (Didactic Verse poetic format)
Copyright ©
Gary Bateman
Dreams bring hope
Hope gives courage
Courage builds strength
Strength prompts determination
Determination helps us
Fulfill our dreams
Written by Brenda Meier-Hans
Entered in Poet Destroyer's
Contest: Whatever
Copyright ©
Brenda Meier-Hans
You Are The One I think of the most.You know and carry unconditional love.You have experienced the pains of pains.When You're not in My presence to walk with Me;My mind carries You and holds You deep in thought.The pureness that grows from Good devours The Evil...The walls of Your Heart fall down and open into fields No One Else can possible reach,love,know,or roam.The Wisdom of Your Fields develop and rules Valleys.Valleys expand into Vast Kingdoms filled with Knowledge,Power,and Intelligence...Across The Horizon lies The Kingdom of Heaven in boundaries of grey only a Lion Heart can visualize.The Strength of a Castle is built by Your Own two hands held by Fate.Only a Lion Heart has the keys to open the doors and the ability to cross through the rooms furnished with Destiny untold.A candle is lit.You pace the rhythm with a steady beat.Your Heart restores The Eternal Light with-in.Truth becomes factual.The Greenness of Facts unfold into Beautiful Gardens. Among The Gardens indescribable Rays of Hope appear with Faith as Your Spirit.Your Spirit becomes excelled by love.... LOVE Blossoms into The Reality of Freedom. Freedom is enhanced by Courage...The Courage of A Lion Heart that holds Forgiveness for All. With-in Your Heart A Garden of desire is standing firm and grounded...Could it be possible that You have A Lion Heart? Respect,Understanding,Love;that is Everlasting Serenity... I often wonder where this comes from as an Orion of ringing appears undetectable in Ones Ears... The Lion roars and The Angels sing softly with an inner Peace.May Your Gift of Acceptance Shine-On...From A Creator;to an Angel,better yet A Lion Heart.Walk among The Winners just for Today...
By Charlene L. Wilcox 03-24-2014
Copyright ©
Charlene Wilcox
I want to write something that makes people say "I wish I wrote that"
I want to write something that gives the hopeless their hope back
I want to write stuff that Tupac would be happy to have on his notepad
I write for everyone who had a broke past
I write to cure heart-break
I hope my words offer light to those going through dark days
Good times are ahead even though they appear far away
Sometimes you have to get things the hard way
I'm writing for that girl who just got cheated on
Hope my words are a bandage to people who don't know where they're bleeding from
I'm writing for people who think their chances of succeeding's gone
I write for those whose parents chose to lead them wrong
I write for those fighting discrimination
I only get offended when people give me limitations
Notorious B.I.G told me the sky is the limit
So I write till I'm out of ink or my pen is breaking
I write for those battling depression
I write for those struggling to see their reflection
I write for those who want to stand up tall
I write to inspire but I can't please you all
My rhymes are far from perfect
But I'm honest in all of my verses
I'm trying to give worth to those who feel worthless
Because I was made to feel like I had no purpose
I'm not trying to save people
Just trying to offer a little help
I believe everyone should be made equal
Regardless of age, race, sex, looks or wealth
I hope my words will one day lead the blind
I hope my words encourage people to go against the system
That doesn't mean to commit crimes
Just don't be afraid to be different
I may not make a change in the world
But maybe I can help to take away the pain from a girl
Or offer a little guidance to a fatherless boy
I hope my words inspire, but I started writing to fill a void
Copyright ©
Alex Duffy
I eat upon a creaky table
and think in quiet realms,
sleep I will on some luminous cloud,
wonder where the seam of my labors
stitched what I have found;
I oft muse aloud the folly of the world,
yet dismiss the blemish of my brow,
the sin remains.....
The drear of the mystery is an old enemy
when death comes round;
I will try to smile then,
when he knocks with thunderclap,
make not fortitude a stranger,
perch life on its ruby throne;
As compared to my Creator ----
I am but a wee thing,
a wisp of smoke.....
a wave at its end come tide,
an echo in the breach of time;
The little rain-drops my eye does weep,
and sleep in moody seas,
I bleed a greater good,
if justice should have me;
to live a little longer.....
with wherewithal and ponder,
Drink thy Immortal Elixir ----
to feel love's strong arms
and bathe in its allure;
Not ails and old age ----
where strength of youth does fade,
but the sweet of aged wines ----
some wise child wild with first rays of life,
Yet, alas ----
will I try?
Copyright ©
Keith O.J. Hunt
When I was a child I only ever wanted to be strong.
I wanted to be able to compete with the boys
and when I foot raced them at recess I won every time.
They called me 'She Hulk' because of my muscular frame
and from the way I only ever wore soccer t-shirts and sweat pants.
After that nickname was implanted into my brain like a growing weed,
I've only ever wanted to be feminine.
I started wearing skirts and dresses
and in middle school they shrieked at the site of my makeup and done up hair.
But that weed inside of my mind only grew, and grew, and grew
until I became a mixed drink cocktail
with one part anorexic and two parts lonely,
because I thought that the definition of feminine began with the word frail.
No one ever realizes how greatly words affect us,
how a simple nickname can turn a pretty girl into a skeleton.
I stood at five foot two weighing seventy nine pounds,
so cold and frozen,
yet I still considered myself a 'She Hulk.'
You could see my ribcage through my t-shirt
and my spinal cord protruded loudly through my weathered skin,
as if somehow my bones were dirty knives
just trying to cut through the flesh of judgment.
As I grew older I became the girl that was never enough.
Not good enough to speak poetry.
Not good enough to lay paint on a canvas.
Not good enough.
Not tall enough.
Not big enough boobs for them.
Not primped to perfection.
Not undeniably straight.
Not smart enough.
Not dumb enough.
Not ditsy enough.
Not cool enough or fun enough.
And I began to believe, too, that I wasn't enough.
I never told my mother that I had been in madly in love with a girl.
I never told anyone about the night we first kissed
because I was too vulnerable for the judgment.
And parents always justify saying that 'kids will be kids'
But when we are kids our brains are still growing
and the smallest of seeds that get planted will one day bloom
into one giant regret,
will one day affect the choices that we make,
will one day influence us about the clothes that we wear,
will one day shape us into the person who we thought we would never be.
I only ever wanted to be strong,
and as a child I thought strength was only about being able
to lift a bar stool above your head.
I thought that strength was only about being able
to beat the boys in bare foot running races.
I was told that strength was something only
a man could have.
But as I've grown older I've realized that strength
isn't about muscle at all,
but it's about weakness,
and the ability to overcome the social anxiousness.
It's about carrying around a lifetime of baggage
on your broken back
because the ones that kicked you when you were down
are going to be the ones that were ultimately wrong.
I thought that the definition of woman
began with the word disappointment.
And I became a mixed drink cocktail
with one part freedom
and two parts Sailor Jerry
because every girl needs a stiff drink once and awhile.
We are not disappointments.
We will never be the ones who gave up on hope.
We will never be the ones who gave up on each other,
or god,
or our mothers.
We will always be enough;
enough for the ones who shunned us
enough for the ones that cursed us
enough for the ones the hurt us
and destroyed us
and beat us when we were covered in bruises.
But you see, bruises fade
and the scars of our flesh are only stories
things we have overcame
and there are things out there that we will overcome.
When I was a child, I only ever wanted to be strong.
I hid my vulnerability.
I hid the parts of me that were true.
I never told my mother about my girlfriend
because I was afraid she wouldn't understand,
kind of like all those people who never understood
just how much words effect us.
I can't say that I can beat the boys at foot races anymore,
because, well, I smoke cigarettes now.
And I can't say that the nickname of my childhood didn't affect me.
But I take that name now and embrace it.
Because I am strong.
I am the 'she hulk'.
I am a mixed drink cocktail
with three parts greatful.
Copyright ©
Katie Pukash
Somewhere in midnight's nocturnal hallways
As the chill settles down with starlight
While the world stands silent in waiting
There abiding with his flock walks the shepherd
Hopeful in thought and yet weary of foot
He moves his charges through the bite of night
His hope in the coming dawn lifts his burdens
Filling his minds eye with warm musings of tomorrow
In tones they beseech the day and challenge darkness
But through this constant cycle of shine and shadow
The guardian of the flock stands steadfast and waits
The promise begins as His voice appears cherubically
Falling in fear and praying for strength of faith
The radiance in the sky softens ever slightly
Speaking of the vow and announcing the messiah
Who brings the world a love and a hope yet tasted
Tremulous breath's as the promise is spoken
Awing the greatness with a loving and respectful fear
Silent in belief beholding the coming miracle
He stirs the somnolent flock down the slopes
To bestow upon all the gift of this divine hour
His breath brittle's the final icy moments of dusk
He labors the trail with renewed strength of heart
Proclaiming hushed gratitude within every step
A beacon of brilliance converges in the heavens
Beckoning his faithful west toward little Bethlehem
Dropping to his knees his face wetted in thanks
Finally understanding what is gripping his soul
He sees the precarious pathway laid before him
Though he has journeyed into the unknown before
None had brought with it a promise so precious
Copyright ©
Charles Fuller
When you take a stand and say what you choose,
Without hesitation, or being confused,
Not holding a fear of what others may say,
But to say what you mean in every way,
It liberates your soul, by setting you free,
No longer a prisoner of insecurity,
But a teacher to others who sometimes hold back,
By seeing in you the strength that they lack,
Releases their fears and doubts that they hold,
And helps them now see its ok to speak bold,
Just do it with dignity, kindness and love,
Give all of your fears to our friends up above,
Don't compromise yourself to collude with the rest,
Speak truth in your words and remain at your best,
If others don't like the control that they lack,
Because of your strength to speak truth and talk back,
Let that be their issue, don't lose who you are,
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We all have the right to express our beliefs,
Our ideas, opinions, happiness and grief,
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Respect them and their wishes without drama and pain.
To allow them to shame you or belittle your voice,
Says "its ok I don't mind" like you don't have a choice,
And the more you keep quiet, the more they control,
Giving up who YOU are so that THEY can feel whole.
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I'm no better then you, but your no better then me.
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The Most Powerful among all...
I am Your servant Father God
I want nothing but to follow You
Tomorrow Oh Father God
Coat us with the Holy Blood of Your Son Jesus Christ
Father God, I acknowledge that You alone
is the greatest source of wisdom, strength and guidance.
Tomorrow Father God, me and my brothers and sisters in Christ
will walk and try in every way to win souls
as one Father God, we will try to seek for the lost, empty and sick
as one Father God, we will share our life testimony
this the life changing experience
we have had since the day we accepted You as our God
as one Oh Father God, we will be united in one will and one mission
this is to widen Your kingdom
We will do this by sharing Your gift of salvation and healing
Oh Father God, I ask You humbly to fill us
Cleanse and purify our hearts and minds
Allow us to be worthy in partaking this task
Sent unto us Your Holy Spirit to empower us
I believe oh Father God that
if one or two is gathered under Your Name
You are in the midst of them
I invite Your presence to engulf our beings
Open our spiritual eyes to see those who needs you most
Open our ears to be sensitive to Your living words--our bread of life
Open our hands to give the best of what we have to serve You
and I believe anything we will do for Your greater glory You will refill
You said to Your words You will provide us everything
Open our hearts and minds so that we may fully understand the preaching
Oh Father God, Your servant is not a good speaker
but I believe Father God, thru Your Divine POWER
You will anoint me and so the words
that will come out from my mouth
are the words You want us to know
Oh Father God, Your servant is not a singer
but I believe Father God You will lead me.
You will not much care on how my voice is.
The most You will care about
is the voice of my heart.
You will care on the purity
of my intentions for You know
that I am singing a song
to lift Your Name on high,
To give You praise,
To bring You glory
and to bless Your Holy Name.
I sing songs to thank You
and to express my love on You.
Oh Father God, Your servant is not "somebody"
but I believe Father God
You will make a "somebody" or "nobody"
be "someone" under Your Name
Like King David in the Holy Bible
the youngest, the shepherd
but You made Him the man closest to Your Heart
Like Paul and Peter whom scared
you turned them as two
of Your greatest apostles.
Oh Father God we rely on You,
We seek Your presence in us
Allow us to wear Your armour:
a helmet that is Your salvation
a belt that is the truth
a breastplate that is righteousness
a shield that is a fortified faith
a pair of shoes that is Your living Words
a sword that is Your Holy Spirit dwelling in us.
I am thirsty and hungry for Your presence in my life.
I know You alone can fill the holes still present in me.
I offer myself as Your servant Father God
speak to me, speak to me
reveal to me, reveal to me
tell me more, tell me more...
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Mirror the might from my sword.
All my life I waded in the wallows,
Longing to leave the horde.
Life has lost its lucidity,
Evolving from ape to man.
Save the races from stupidity,
Time to stand tough, we can.
Armies of power start from within
Nothing can stop the masses.
Take your sword and next of kin,
Strong comes from the lower classes.
Come and care with pride,
A warrior of words and need.
Show we are a spirit that won't hide.
The body must survive with greed.
Live with the respect for each other.
Our world can be one of worth.
Never let the powers betray our brother.
Give hope to home and hearth.
Shallow are the waters where politics play.
Hanging the hangman by their own rope.
And we must take hands by sword they lay
Down with disaster and high comes hope.
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We are individuals strong as freedom grows
Smallest ants cast long shadows.
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It sometimes gets billed as the "warm-up" to the World Open, but the D.C. International Tournament doesn't have to accept second billing to any other event these days.
The second annual International, which wrapped up last week at the Hyatt Regency in Crystal City, featured a strong, internationally flavored field, with titled players from Asia, Europe and North America squaring off against a talented local contingent in the 83-player Open section.
The tournament's deciding game was an all-Cuban affair, with reigning national champion GM Isan Reynaldo Ortiz Suarez defeating compatriot GM Yuniesky Quesada Perez, the 2013 D.C. International champ, in Round 9 to finish at 7 1/2-1 1/12, a half-point clear of Belarus GMSergei Azarov, Indian IM Priyadharshan Kannappan and yet another Cuban grandmaster, Yuri Vidal.
Three players earned norms at Crystal City, including a grandmaster norm for Kannappan, the final international norm for New York FM Kassa Korley, and an IM norm for 11-year-old (!) Wisconsin NM Awonder Liang, the youngest American player ever to notch an international master's norm with his fine 6-3 score.
We have two games from two of the norm-winning entrants, and by a cruel twist of fate, both are losses. Ortiz Suarez scored a critical win to separate himself from the pack by defeating Kannappan in Round 7 in a tactically tricky Sicilian Scheveningen that could have gone either way.
White's instincts are sound but he just can't see his way through the thickets on the critical 14. Bxd5 exd5 15. Nxd5 Qd6 16. 0-0-0!? (Nb6 Be6 17. Qe2 Rd8 18. 0-0 was a safer path) cxd5 17. Rxd5!? Be6!, when White has at least a draw on 18. Rhd1! (Rxe5?! Qxe5 19. Qc6+ Ke7 20. Qb7+ Kf6 21. Qxa8 Qd5 22. Qxd5 Bxd5 23. Bd4+ Kg6 24. Rd1 Rg8 is good for Black) Bxd5 19. Rxd5 Qe6 20. Rxe5! Qxe5 21. Qc6+ Kd8 22. Bb6+ Ke7 23. Bc5+, with a perpetual check.
Instead, after the game's 18. Qa4+?! Bd7 19. Qa5 Qc6 20. Rhd1 (Rxe5+ Be6) Rc8 21. c3 Be6, Black walks a tightrope, knowing his bishop pair will be a decisive edge if White's attack ever flags. Following 23. R1d6 Qc4 (Qxd6!? 24. Rxd6 Kxd6 25. Qxa6+ Ke7 may also be winning, but White's armada of passed queenside pawns must have looked scary over the board) 24. Rxc8 Qxc8 25. Qxe5 f6 26. Qd4 Kf7, Black has consolidated and, as advertised, his two bishops will decide.
Ortiz Suarez simplifies with 38. Rd7 Qe1+ 39. Qb1 (Kb2 Qd2+ 40. Kb1 Be4+ 41. Ka1 Qc1+ and wins) Qxb1+ 40. Kxb1 Ke6 41. Ra7 Rxa7, and White resigns foreseeing how the Black bishops will rake the board in lines like 42. Bxa7 Bg2 43. Be3 Bxh3 44. f3 Bg2 45. f4 Bf3 46. a5 Bxg4 47. a6 h5 48. a7 Bf3 49. fxg5 fxg5, and White is helpless.
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Korley also had a fine tournament but found himself on the wrong end of one of the most brilliant attacks of the event, orchestrated by Azarov. Black is slow to develop his pieces in this Petrov, and the trade 14. Re2 Bf8?! 15. Rxe8 Bxe8 16. Re1 only underscores the uselessness of Black's rook on a8. After another dawdling move — 17…Ne7?! — White begins a kingside attack that quickly gathers force.
Black has a slew of minor pieces guarding his king, but they prove ineffectual against White's inspired assault: 20. g5 hxg5 21. Nxg5 Be8? (Black's last best hope was 21…g6, when he can survive 22. Rxe7!? Bxe7 23. Bxg6 Rf8!) 22. Bh7+ Kh8 (see diagram) 23. Re4!!, a magnificent and original rook lift exploiting the overworked knight on f6.
Now 23…Nxe4 (Nxh7 24. Rxe7! wins material) 24. Qxe4 threatens 25. Qh4 g6 26. Bxg6+ Kg7 27. Qh7+ Kf6 28. Nh5 mate, and 24…f6 creates a new hole that allows 25. Ne6 Qc8 26. Qh4 g5 27. Nxg5! fxg5 28. Bxg5 Bh6 29. Qxh6 Ng8 30. Bxg8+ Kxg8 31. Bf6 Qd7 32. Qh8+ Kf7 33. d5! cxd5 34. cxd5 Kg6 35. Bd4 Qf7 36. Qh5 mate. Also losing was 23…Ng6 24. Bxg6 Nxe4 25. Qxe4 fxg6 26. Qh4+ Kg8 27. Qh7 mate.
But declining the offer allows the White rook to get to the h-file and soon every White piece is locked in on the Black king. Plugging one hole causes a leak somewhere else and the Black defense quickly capsizes.
The finale: 23…g6 24. Rh4 Kg7 (Bg7 25. Bg6+ Kg8 26. Bh7+ Kh8 27. N3e4 Nxe4 28. Qxe4 f6 29. Bg8+! Kxg8 30. Qe6+ Kf8 31. Nh7 mate) 25. d5 Bd7 26. Bc3 (the pin on the knight is the last straw) Nf5 (the threat was 27. Bxf6+ Kxf6 28. N5e4+ Kg7 29. Qc3+ f6 30. Qxf6 mate) 27. Nh5+!, and Korley resigned in the face of 27…gxh5 (Kh6 28. Nxf7+! Kxh7 29. Nf6+ Kg7 30. Rh7 mate) 28. Bxf5 Be7 29. Rxh5 Rh8 30. Rxh8 Kxh8 31. Be6! Kg8 32. Qg6+ Kf8 33. Qxf7 mate.
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To evaluate changes in health-related quality of life, researchers used three different questionnaires. All results favored the treatment group over the control group demonstrating that the patients receiving long-term NPPV perceived themselves as healthier and less symptomatic. Researchers also conducted a six-minute walk test to evaluate exercise capacity, and found that improvements during follow-up were significantly greater in patients receiving NPPV compared with controls.
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Has anyone tried chewing frankincense?
The following is very mystical and not related to the topic so ignore this if uninterested and go on to the next post.
Frankincense is part of an ancient tradition in the East. It doesn't grow in the USA so we have little information on using it here. Herbalists use the locally gathered herbs typically since that is practical. Because of overuse, we might actually cause extinction of it.
When burned, it releases powerful phytochemicals. People used it to get closer to God. I believe that I feel closer to God when doing that. It is a very special herb and should be reserved for that because we have so few trees of it.
We know it has powerful medicinal properties for digestion, potentially for female medicine, most certainly to remove inflammation particularly in arthritis, and I would bet is sort of a miracle. I'm not joking.
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I am now speaking for myself only, but i guess it works like that for a lot of people here: As long as you don't present at least the slightest evidence for your claims (by which i do not mean posting somebodys private phone number or stuff like that), you might as well keep telling us that you just rode a green unicorn with 7 big boobies to town.
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In the shadow of "Justice Court," a cluster of red brick apartment buildings in Northeast Washington, next to an air-conditioning unit on which boys slouch and sip Mountain Dew, a small patch of sand peeks out from the balding grass.
"That's where I started fighting," Jerry Odom, 17, says.
He was 8 years old. His opponents, 11. The two picked on him. He snapped. He fought dirty, tossing a handful of sand in their eyes. His anger took care of the rest: They lost. He won.
To this day, Jerry fights this way -- all unrestrained power and will. He is "TNT," those who know him say. For most of his life, that has made him a problem child, a thug of a boy who can't remember a year he didn't get kicked out of school.
But now -- after two men focused that strength -- it makes him a contender. He is no longer just a fighter; he is a boxer. In a few weeks, the teenager will step into a ring in Colorado Springs and compete with grown men, some could be twice his age, at the USA Boxing National Championships, the country's premier amateur boxing tournament. If he wins, he will be one step closer to competing in the 2012 Olympics, a goal everyone in his life speaks about more as fact than dream.
"The success is not for you," his uncle Kenneth Williams, 40, tells him as they walk through the old neighborhood, the Paradise projects.
Jerry nods but remains quiet. With a 30-3 amateur record, he has heard this before.
"The success is to reach back and help another person," Williams says. "And if you don't do that, it's for nothing. It's null and void. You understand that? The success is not for you."
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Jerry, who is almost 6-foot-1, 178 pounds of defined muscle, says he has never fought anyone smaller than he is. But his restraint often ended there. "I wasn't like I am now," he says. Now, he keeps a small yellow ball in his pocket to squeeze whenever he starts to lose his temper. "I was hard. In the neighborhood I was in, that's how you had to be. You couldn't be no sucker."
In eighth grade, he walked up to a boy at school and punched him once, making him fall. Jerry says he didn't know whether the boy was badly injured because he didn't look back. Jerry says the boy's friend flashed a gun at a party, threatening him. "Where I am from, you pull out a gun, you use it," Jerry says. Later, he earned a reputation for making other teenagers turn their pockets inside out to reveal whether they had anything worth taking. The point was less to steal than to humiliate. "It was just dudes that used to run their mouths," he says. "I just had to prove to them they're not hard."


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Arianna Huffington, founder of The Huffington Post and one of the most influential women in media, said of women and business, "Women still have an uneasy relationship with power and the traits necessary to be a leader. There is this internalized fear that if we are really powerful, we are going to be considered ruthless or pushy or strident – all those epithets that strike right at our femininity. We are still working at trying to overcome the fear that power and womanliness are mutually exclusive."
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It is almost 50 years since President Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act in 1963, but there is still a real discrepancy in pay between men and women - highlighting that women are not on an even footing yet. On equal pay, earlier this year an article written by Forbes announced that women would have to work 108 days extra to earn what men had earned in the previous year. In the U.S., full-time women employees are paid just 77 cents for every dollar that their male counterparts earn.
Women Executive Leadership founder Cindy Kusher suggested that women may not be asking for raises when they should. "Men are bold in asking for increases, and women aren't," she said.
But Catalyst, a non-profit that works to expand opportunities for women, suggests that it is more complex than this. The disparity starts early, Catalyst said. "Women graduating business school are placed in lower positions and, on average, paid $4,600 a year less in their first jobs than men. "By mid-career, they're making $31,000 less than men," said Serena Fong, spokeswoman for Catalyst.
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Claudia Goldin and Lawrence F. Katz, economists from Harvard University, tracked the career path of nearly 3,000 MBA graduates from the University of Chicago over 15 years. Their research concluded that women's pay deficits were almost entirely because they interrupted their careers more often and tended to work fewer hours. So even today, motherhood is holding women back in their careers.
The only way this will change in the future is if employers are more willing to allow women the opportunity to balance their careers with their family duties. This might mean flexible working hours, working from home and more parental leave. One of the ways this change could occur is if more women who had been through motherhood were on the boards of the firms and influencing policy. While 40% of large companies worldwide still have no women on their boards, it is clear that we have a long way to go to see true equality for women in the workplace.
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Perhaps then it is no wonder that women are starting their own businesses at 1.5 times the national average. That's a 20% increase over the last 10 years. Bright intelligent and capable women, who perhaps cannot find the flexibility they require in the traditional corporate environment, are taking matters into their own hands and becoming their own bosses.
Owning a business offers infinite flexibility. If you need to work around family life you are able to do so. Until we see a greater degree of compromise in corporate America, it seems likely that this trend of female entrepreneurship will continue.
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There are some professions that are more welcoming than others to women. The Harvard research found the fields of veterinary medicine and pharmaceuticals were particularly welcoming to females. In these industries, changes such as business consolidation and technological progress have allowed women to take flexible and predictable schedules without the drop in pay you witness in other sectors. For instance, among pharmacists, there is no unexplained gender pay gap, Goldin said.
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Women should know their value, negotiate their pay and speak up. It is the responsibility of everyone to work towards equality for women in the workplace. Half a century after it became illegal in America to pay a woman less than a man for the same job, the weekly wage of a woman is still almost 18% less than that of the typical working man.
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Maegi Mc Oct 28, 2011, 6:13 AM
Somebody please tell me I'm not the only one who wanted to smack that kid after the cat was done with him? Hey, I raised 4 boys, the youngest is 17 now, the oldest is 24 & they all learned very young to be kind to cats, even if it's only to keep up your blood count!Reply
Aleksey Jul 15, 2013, 11:17 AM
I'll try to tell you despite my bad english. Cats are just toys for people. They do nothing. They don't catch mice because you feed them. So if one of that toys bites my baby, i'll teach it not to do it.Reply
aaitoe Jul 27, 2013, 6:29 AM
You'd better teach your kids not to slap a cat, idiot...Reply
Thro Jan 13, 2014, 2:12 AM
I'd rather smack your stupid ass than a cat.Reply
Distarawack Oct 28, 2011, 11:33 AM
deserved itReply
Julie Oct 29, 2011, 8:19 AM
I bet he never f*ks with a cat ever again.Reply
kittycats_delight Oct 31, 2011, 3:17 PM
WTF!!!! Is it just me of did you look like the kid was looking at the parents waiting for permission??? Looks like the parents are training the next Michael Vick....F%$king IDIOTS!!!!Reply
HoldingAces35 Nov 03, 2011, 8:08 PM
@kittycats omg you're dumb. Clearly he's being a little ***!head as you can see when the .gif first starts. He's throwing a tantrum cause he's probably not getting his way over something and takes it out on the cat.Reply
Verielle Nov 12, 2011, 9:49 AM
Dumbass deserved it, sorry.Reply
aaitoe Jul 27, 2013, 6:31 AM
I hope he has a scar now, so he'll never forgets this...Reply
Demon Jan 16, 2014, 6:03 PM
Well deserved. This kid is a f*king asshole who should be thrown out of a 20 stories high building.Reply
Toplizard May 01, 2014, 2:48 PM
Boom--get what you're asking for little douche bag. Cat's doing some good old fashioned parenting.Reply
cowlizard May 17, 2014, 3:52 PM
Feral druids? anyone?Reply
Trainee Oct 03, 2014, 10:19 PM
Before slamming the kid you should look at the whole video. The kid was being tormented by the cat with the aid of the parents who wanted a viral video. Pretty horrible. Now a bunch of strangers think their kid is a monster.Reply
Leigh Sep 20, 2015, 11:14 PM
The kisd *is* a monsterReply
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Yeah sorry I have way more sympathy for the cat than for that ugly little piece of human garbage. That kid would have had his head smacked hard if I'd been there and f*k anyone who tries to give me shit over this. I raised 3 kids including 1 with severe developmental delays and neurological problems who had zero self-control and there's still no way she would have ever treated one of our pets like this OR been allowed to get away with doing so, disabilities notwithstanding.Reply
ZERO sympathy for the little shit.
ZERO sympathy for the little shit.
lore Apr 08, 2015, 7:07 PM
the cat had already attacked the baby and the mother told the kid to hit the cat, long story short, it's the mothers faultReply
eh May 26, 2015, 10:27 AM
at least he learned not to slap an annoyed catReply
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Deputy Aytes refused to comment on the case, while Cumberland County Sheriff Butch Burgess, whom Howe attempted to call during the incident, told ABC 6 that he agrees with Howe on principle because the new policy is creating safety concerns. The school has also refused to comment on the incident or the new policy.
Critics of the encroaching nanny state will see this as yet another example of how the government treats children as its own property while parents' rights are eviscerated.
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Making a stand against what he considered a dangerous and illegal new school policy that forces parents to wait in a line of cars outside until children are released at 2:35pm, Jim Howe tried to walk his kids out of South Cumberland Elementary but was arrested and now faces charges of disorderly conduct.
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The school secretary attempts to get Howe to fill in a form to authorize the children to leave the school on their own, which Howe refuses to sign because he is escorting the children out of the school, stating, "They're walking with me when school is dismissed, per state law.â€
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Gentle Breeze Hot Air Balloon Co.Read MoreWe were established in 1988, celebrating our 27th year. Representing South-Western Ohio's sole full-time, full-service hot-air balloon company, ballooning is what we do and we do it professionally! At Gentle Breeze Hot Air Balloon Co, a team of commercially rated, FAA-certified pilots whisk passengers skyward on journeys over southern Ohio and northern Kentucky. One-hour flights take off from Lebanon Warren County airport and travel as high as to 2,000 feet, where visitors can take in panoramic views and snap pictures. Retrieval crews track each trek from the ground and transport guests back to their meeting location. Along with standard flights, Gentle Breeze's team hosts specialties such as private couples flights followed by champagne toasts, Hummer or Escalade limo rides to launch sites, and voyages over Cincinnati and Dayton's metro areas.Hangar 8-J, 2460 Greentree RdLebanon, OH US
Balloonatik BalloonatiqueRead MoreWho knew learning could be such fun? The toys here are fantastic for your child's learning and play needs. Stuffed animals are great gifts to give. Make sure to pick one up today. Can't beat good old-fashioned fun with board puzzles and card games. Get your hardhat on! Pretend to be a construction worker today with your kiddos and start building with a fun set from this Balloonatik Balloonatique. No toy chest is complete without an action figure. Pick up one at this store to make sure you have this for your next play date! Your boundaries are unlimited when you are in control of an awesome radio control toy. Take it anywhere you want! Set your sights even further with the help of a spectacular pair of binoculars from Balloonatik Balloonatique. If you're driving to Balloonatik Balloonatique, don't worry about finding parking! There are plenty of available spots in the area.214 E High AveNew Philadelphia, OH US


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